What to do to defend themselves: description of three defensive strategies displayed by a serpent Dipsas alternans (Fischer, 1885) (Serpentes, Dipsadidae)
Mechanisms involving interactions between prey and predator are important elements acting on the Natural History of the species concerned. Defensive behaviors presented by serpents evolved as a way for them to avoid being detected, injured, or killed. Dipsas alternans is a serpent species occurring...
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| Language: | English |
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Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
2012-03-01
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| Series: | Biotemas |
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| Online Access: | http://www.biotemas.ufsc.br/volumes/pdf/volume251/207a210.pdf |